Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agoTIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1108arrow-down13
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkTIL about Tuffi the elephant. In 1950 Tuffi the elephant survived a fall from the suspended railway (Schwebebahn) into the river Wupper 12 meters below with just minor injuries. She died in 1989en.wikipedia.orgDon_Dickle@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·19 days agoJesus… forced to work in the circus from age 4 in 1950 until her death in 1989. Poor thing. Just put through decades of hell.
minus-squareDeceptichum@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·18 days agoWe’ve done elephants dirty. For such intelligent and capable creatures, we’ve probably treated them some of the worst.
minus-squareSubArcticTundra@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·19 days agoAnd imagone being suspended above a river from a railway. Poor thing.
Jesus… forced to work in the circus from age 4 in 1950 until her death in 1989. Poor thing. Just put through decades of hell.
We’ve done elephants dirty.
For such intelligent and capable creatures, we’ve probably treated them some of the worst.
And imagone being suspended above a river from a railway. Poor thing.